Don't buy it until you take it to a competent mechanic.
Larry Hoy, Denver, CO USA
1970 MGB Daily Driver ~ 1967 MGB Vintage Racer ~ 1969 MGB Undergoing V8
conversion
http://home.cwix.com/~larryhoy@cwix.com/
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Tomsjetta@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 8:54 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Should I buy this MGB? semi-long
>
>
> First: This is not the first MGB I've looked at-I walked away
> from that one.
>
> The car is a 1980 B, blue, brown interior. 75k miles. Repainted about two
> years ago. 200 miles on engine rebuild. Top is brand new. That's the
> overview, here's the full story:
>
> Body: Car has been owned by current owner for three years, and has been
> outside (I saw no garage). Amazingly, the body was in incredible
> shape. No
> dents. No dings. I had my magnet with me-it stuck everywhere I
> put it, sills,
> fenders, you name it. If this car has any bondo on it, it got by
> me. Doors
> were in perfect alignment, as was boot and bonnet. The paint job, though
> recent, is poor, I'd give it a D+/C-. There is overspray on the passenger
> door, and when you run your hand across the surface, it has a
> rough quality
> to it. Owner says the car just needs to be waxed-can this be true? I am
> skeptical. Car sits perfectly level, no sagging anywhere.
> Rostyles have been
> totally spray painted silver and are missing hubcaps; I don't
> care for it at
> all, if I had the $$ I'd buy some minilites. Rubber looked old,
> but there was
> tread. I found some surface rust towards the rear of the trunk.
> That was it.
> I got under the car and spotted none.
>
> Interior: Shot. Seats and door skins are incredibly faded. A 3"
> tear is where
> my left shoulder would be on the driver's seat. Cushions are not so hot-I
> rode in the passenger seat, and I was not terribly comfy. Dash cracked in
> about three places. No carpet behind seats. In fact, not much carpet
> anywhere. Just enough to keep the floors covered. Panel below dash on
> driver's side was sagging. Radio works, my God the clock even worked.
>
> Driving: I did not drive the car; my poor wife was left at the
> curb and the
> owner drove it. On starting, car blew no smoke at all. Ran smooth. Under
> acceleration, no hesitating. Car felt very peppy, moreso than I
> had expected.
> Looks like it shifted very smoothly. Tranny did not make a single
> sound, nor
> did brakes. Car appeared to handle well (this guy was really flinging it
> around). So, from a mechanical standpoint, I cannot find fault
> with the car.
>
> He is asking $4,000. A fellow list member tells me the CT MG market is
> inflated to the tune of about $1,000 more than what you might pay
> elsewhere
> in the country. I simply don't have the time to do that kind of
> traveling.
> List members, you are my sounding board, tell me what you think.
> Do I give
> the man my money, walk, or run away?
>
> I greatly anticipate your answers/advice.
>
> Tom
>
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